You can, if you desire, adjust the width of table columns by using the mouse. (Just click on the column dividing line and drag it one way or the other.) If you want to adjust the size of table columns so they are precise, it's pretty hard to do using the mouse. You can precisely adjust column width by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Column tab of the Table Properties dialog box.
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2018-01-27 21:53:09
dsafdsa
This doesn't work because it sets "preferred width" and not exact width. Once you go to the next column Word will then change the width on the previous column however it feels like it should be and ruin all your efforts to be precise. Because the programmers are morons and couldn't simply leave in what you input. They had to decide that we must really want to shrink the other columns every time we enlarge one. And they went through all this trouble to create formulas and routines for this because look how cool this table is at adapting the columns around the column you change. And now it's impossible to get more than one column the size you want. Herp derp derp.
If you wanted to give us a real tip and not waste our time you'd tell us how to access the old style menu within new Word, the one that lets you specify precise column width. Instead it looks like you're trying to copy free instructions from the Microsoft website and sell us on ads.
2016-09-07 14:15:27
cmm912
FYI, this does not work for Windows 2013
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